Olga Ivanovna Kurban (russian: Ольга Ивановна Курбан; born December 16, 1987, in
Irkutsk
Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...
) is a female
heptathlete
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
from
Russia
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, who competed for her native country at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
, and the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in London. She also competed at the
2007 World Athletics Championships
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...
.
International competitions
Professional competitions
See also
*
List of people from Irkutsk
This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in Irkutsk, Russia.
Born in Irkutsk 18th century 1701–1800
* Nikolai Polevoy (1796–1846), Russian editor, writer, translator and historian
* Innocent of Alaska (1 ...
References
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sports-reference
1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Irkutsk
Russian heptathletes
Olympic heptathletes
Olympic athletes for Russia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
Russian Athletics Championships winners
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